Slow it down on Louisiana Highways!


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Campaign cracks down on speeders

By JEREMY BRIDGES
2theadvocate.com staff writer
Published: Jun 21, 2006

from a report by Ken Pastorick, WBRZ News 2

With more and more cars hitting the road for summer vacations, the police are turning out in force to help keep streets safe for everyone with the statewide "100 Days of Summer Heat" campaign, which will run through Sept. 12.

Beginning June 5, State Police troopers started an all-out crackdown on speeders, handing out tickets that carry with them heavy fines. This campaign marks the largest attack on speeding in Louisiana's history.

"[Motorists] will see more speed enforcement by state police," said Trooper Johnnie Brown of the Louisiana Sate Police. "We'll work together more with local law enforcement agencies to try to bring awareness as well as enforcement."

With this new campaign, state troopers are pulling out all the stops, with not only standard radar guns but also with onboard radar systems that can detect speeding while the officer is driving. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is handing out grants to local police departments that can be used to purchase additional radar units if needed.

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J4J said:
I'll keep it in mind as I head to Louisiana. Hey homeboy, I'll be passing you on I-10.:wavey:
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No doubt! Be careful on these bayous. Alligators are roaming all over old 90! :lol:
 
delock said:
Hey is I-10 open all the way to N O now?
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Yes it's open, but you don't have to travel through the city of N.O. to get to Atlanta. Take I-12 out of Baton Rouge and by-pass the city of N.O. Pick I-10 back up in Slidell just east of N.O.
 
I never did speed through La. My ole man warned me of that a long time ago and till now I have never seen more troopers and police speed traps anywhere else I've been.
 
cat daddy said:
Yes it's open, but you don't have to travel through the city of N.O. to get to Atlanta. Take I-12 out of Baton Rouge and by-pass the city of N.O. Pick I-10 back up in Slidell just east of N.O.
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CD...I normally do that when I head to Mississippi.....But I want to show my son some stuff in NO.
 
jagface said:
No doubt! Be careful on these bayous. Alligators are roaming all over old 90! :lol:
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:lmao:

I won't go that way. I'm going to Baton Rouge then Down I-12 and then a road, the name of which I have never known, to go to Bogalusa, LA and then Tylertown, MS.
 
Slow it Down on ALL the Highways...especially Bama!!!

Coming back from ATL on I-20W about 5 miles past the state line, the Highway Patrol in Bama had a convoy of folks pulled over this past Saturday. They were using a radar on the overpass, radioeing to the squad cars waiting on the off-ramp in both directions. Don't try to outrun them. Another car or two bout 1/2 mile down the road waiting just for you!!

They didn't come after me and I had my cruise on 75 mph.

This is the third time I noticed this kind of speed trap. Also prevalent on I-20/I-59 south of Tuscaloosa, but closer to Meridian, MS.

It ain't just LA!!!
 



Re: Slow it Down on ALL the Highways...especially Bama!!!

I noticed that Monday going and coming from Atl. I have been going down/up I20 for 16 years to the crib and this is the first time I have ever seen this.
 
delock said:
CD...I normally do that when I head to Mississippi.....But I want to show my son some stuff in NO.
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Cool.

There is still a lot of Construction on I-10 just East of New Orleans.

Southeast Louisiana

In the New Orleans area, all lanes of I-310, I-510 and I-610 will remain open during the holiday weekend. In addition, all lanes of I-10 will remain open with one exception: the westbound lanes of the ?twin-span? bridge may periodically be reduced to one lane for maintenance.

In the Slidell area, I-10 from the ?twin-span? bridge to the I-12/I-59 interchange will be reduced from three lanes in each direction to two lanes in each direction. Drivers should be aware of lane shifts and reduced speed limits within this area.

http://www.dotd.state.la.us/press/pressrelease.asp?nRelease=663
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I always slow it down in Louisiana-especially on I-10 between Port Allen and Lake Charles.

I have only received one ticket, and that was near PV. But I have had my incidents in Louisiana-near Breaux Bridge on I-10 and Livingston on I-12.
 
This was sent to me via email today!!!


Subject: Warning June 5 through next 100 days!

I have been notified from a very reliable source that Louisiana is receiving a federal grant to fund 120 state Troopers pay for the next 100 days from June 5, 2006 in order to focus on writing speeding tickets. This will be their only function and focus. Allowance for over the limit will be
minimum- If the speed limit is 55 then 60 will get you a ticket for
speeding- no questions not discussion.

This grant is being funded by the Feds because Louisiana is now far outside the average state related to numbers of accidents per population. Research produced shows that the reason has been relaxed enforcement of speed limits in our state.

With this notice be warned- many speeding tickets are forthcoming. This notice is to be taken seriously- or pay the price $$$. You may want to send this to others among your family and friends who may have that heavy foot--
 
Thank you guys for the warning.
We'll be more alert.
I'll pass this on to others travelling through LA this weekend.
 
"100 Days of Summer Heat" In Full Effect On the Highways This Holiday Weekend
July 2, 2006 04:34 PM CDT

Just look...and listen.

There are a lot of folks on the road this 4th of July weekend. And there will also be a lot of troopers keeping an eye on every driver.

Trooper Johnnie Brown says since June 5th, five people died in crashes in and around Baton Rouge. He doesn't want it to rise to six this extra long holiday weekend.

Brown told Nine news, " We're trying to save people's lives. We'll definitely be doing everything that we can to let people be themselves, but at the same time we want them to do it within the boundaries of the law."

Brown says if you are on the highway, you need to watch your speed, wear your seat belt, and stay focused on driving. That means limit the time you spend on your cell phone. And Brown says most of all, you shouldn't use the extra day off to down more alcohol.

"Just because you have an extra day doesn't mean that means you have more time to recover from the hangover. We want you to be cautious, not drink and drive. A designated driver is not somebody who's sipped everybody else's drink but somebody who's had nothing to drink at all."

Brown says aside from troopers, officers from 138 other agencies will be helping them keep the highways safe, saying, "it's a lot of work that's being put into it, but i think people are starting to get the message."

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